Rockefeller Foundation, 1969.
Brandeis Citation for Fiction, 1969.
Guggenheim Foundation, 1971, 1974.
3 "Obie" awards for American Place Theater production of "The Kid," 1972-73.
American Academy of Arts & Letters Award, 1976.
National Book Award Nomination (The Public Burning), 1977.
National Endowment of the Arts, 1985.
REA Award for the Short Story, 1987.
Rhode Island Governor's Arts Award, 1988.
DAAD Fellowship, Berlin, 1990.